Chapter 168: Old Fox and Little Fox

Mu Lao was very surprised, never expecting the young master to trust him this much.

As the inheritor of the Supreme Dao Tradition, the resources the young master can mobilize are absolutely unimaginable, possibly even including the legendary Holy Medicine.

Perhaps… this is also part of the training; the young master cannot mobilize the resources of the Dao Tradition and must rely on himself.

Seize this opportunity; from now on my status will rise rapidly, it's only a matter of time!

Mu Lao forcibly suppressed his inner excitement.

He tried to appear as calm as possible.

All right, then I'll trouble you, Mu Lao." Qin Yu slightly nodded, performed a salute; although he had become his own spirit pet, but… as a Dao-stage Spirit Medicine possessing self-consciousness, he was still willing to contribute.

No matter what, I am merely a minor cultivator of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Put bluntly, I am just an ant.

The other party is willing to give his all without complaint, which makes Qin Yu feel deeply moved.

Well then, I'll go prepare now." Mu Lao spoke solemnly, his form turned into a stream of light, disappearing in the courtyard to prepare to divide his main body and exert himself for the young master.

But at this very moment, a buzzing sound echoed in his mind; the Nine Yang Ancient God in his Sea of Consciousness had already awakened.

These days, he has been observing Qin Yu's movements.

He discovered an astonishing secret.

That is…… Qin Yu fundamentally lacks the support of great qi fortune, fundamentally lacks the surge of heavenly and earthly rules within him.

Even if he possessed a top-tier grand technique as a concealment method, it would surely not escape my discerning eye.

Every deity emerged when chaos first split and heaven and earth were born.

They are innately nurtured, most sensitive to the path of qi fortune, able to perceive it clearly.

He desperately wanted to shout, those respectful youths are merely a person with slight talent!

You have all been deceived!

This youth is using you!

He even wants to tell this news to that Second Ancestor of the Phoenix!

Because of that, an ordinary genius of the Spirit Transformation Realm had imprisoned him in his Sea of Consciousness and even signed a Heaven-Earth Contract, leaving him utterly desperate.

After all, I too am a god from the ancient era!

But…… it's strange that after Qin Yu became sect master of the Profound Yang Sect, the sect's qi fortune surged greatly, even affecting the cultivation speed of its disciples?

What kind of means? What kind of mighty power, to achieve this extent?

Forcibly controlling the heavenly and earthly qi fortune, bestowing it upon the entire Profound Yang Sect.

In order to craft Qin Yu's persona.

The Nine Yang Ancient God is now curious as to which side the forces behind Qin Yu actually belong to.

This is certainly beyond what ordinary holy power can achieve.

Even if it were the few gods who were first born back then, they might barely manage to reach this level.

Or perhaps… behind Qin Yu lurk shadows of heaven-and-earth spirits, eyeing the position of the heavenly Dao, using him as a medium.

The Nine Yang Ancient God fell into contemplation; after a moment, he shook his head: 'Who stands behind him, or what strength he possesses, is of no concern to me.'

"What I need to do now is leave him, find a place to hide secretly, possess a mortal body, and await the opening of the great era!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't I have come out for nothing?"

But, the first step now is to exit this Sea of Consciousness, letting Qin Yu release me.

The breakthrough point can only be started from Qin Yu.

As long as I can get out of this Sea of Consciousness, then notifying the other ancient gods for rescue or fleeing will be easy.

Immediately, he cleared his throat and spoke; his voice reverberated in the Sea of Consciousness.

"Little friend, keeping me confined in your Sea of Consciousness is useless; why not release me, and I'll grant you some lethal techniques?"

"Even my core inheritance can be handed over to you."

"After all, the cultivators of this era are far too frail, the rules are deficient, and the rare monsters born are scarcely worthy of my notice."

"But you are different, blessed with qi fortune, top-tier aptitude, a bright future; even the ancient divine abilities I teach would be trivial for you to grasp easily."

"These days I have heard that, from your start in cultivation to now, you have only had about half a month; what you most need now is to increase your strength."

"Raising your realm takes time, but… practicing top-tier grand techniques can boost your combat power; then…… even when facing a cultivator at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm, you will not fear!"

"Furthermore, I have already signed a Heaven-Earth Contract, unable to act against you; even if released, I pose no threat and dare not tamper with your techniques."

"That old phoenix had you subdue me in order to find you a guardian of the Dao."

The Nine Yang Ancient God's sincere voice rang out, constantly offering flattery.

This little fellow's talent is merely at the Heavenly Stage, never having reached the Dao Stage.

If he cultivates his technique, he will surely become trapped for a period, addicted and unable to extricate himself; such a grand technique cannot be resisted by any practitioner.

Furthermore… by tampering with the technique, planting some strange things in his body, as long as cultivation deepens, I can reverse-control, nullify the Heaven-Earth Contract, and escape this place!

Qin Yu blinked slightly, his heart on high alert; after all… this person is a god from the ancient era, innately nurtured, and in this age counts as an unparalleled powerhouse.

Now, showing such enthusiasm must be either treachery or theft; he surely has some motive.

But just then, a prompt appeared in his mind.

【You have received ordinary advice: cultivating the top-tier grand technique he gives will grant you unparalleled aptitude, allowing swift comprehension, and even if the technique contains tricks, they will be directly erased.】

【If accepted, directly cultivate the technique.】

Before Qin Yu could respond, the Nine Yang Ancient God's voice sounded again; he was urgent, seeing Qin Yu pondering, he immediately struck while the iron was hot.

"I know you're worried, but… that old phoenix has already made me sign a contract; no matter what, I cannot harm you, even if I bear deep hatred, I can only obey your orders."

"You have never directly answered whether you have a Supreme Dao Tradition behind you; this is merely to let those people speculate."

"To craft for yourself a mysterious persona."

If I go out, a supreme Dao tradition will stand behind you.

How?

Qin Yu heard the words, fell into deep thought; as expected of an old antique, he figured it out in an instant.

He indeed wanted to create the illusion that he had a supreme Dao tradition behind him.

Then…… with the help of the barbarian tribe, the Sword Sect, and the Nine Yang Holy Land, strengthening the Profound Yang Sect, early development will be relatively smooth.

The Profound Yang Sect is currently too weak.

Immediately, an idea surfaced in his mind.

That is, to also deceive this Nine Yang Ancient God into joining.

I still have one trump card: the Shennong Cauldron, which I have never used!

Good, then you will inherit my cultivation method, and I will release you, but…… you normally need to stay in another place, and your freedom will be restricted.

Qin Yu responded.

The Nine Yang Ancient God, overjoyed.

Wherever you are locked up, it's fine; as long as you damn well cultivate my cultivation method, you won't be able to escape!